SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: Find the square root that is a real number -√(-25)

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Question 687937: Please help me solve this:
Find the square root that is a real number
-√(-25)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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You cannot take the square root of a negative number and get a real number.

So -sqrt%28-25%29 = no real number

However, if you have learned about complex numbers, then

-sqrt%28-25%29

-sqrt%28-1%2A25%29

-sqrt%28-1%29%2Asqrt%2825%29

-i%2A5

-5i

So -sqrt%28-25%29=-5i